“I have the Roca Team in my heart”: Patrice Attendoli
He is nicknamed the number 1 supporter of the Roca Team. A passion that even pushed her to put her personal car in the colors of the club. Maintenance.
How did you fall in love with the club?
My whole life has been devoted to work, for almost fifty-nine years. I used to go to see football with friends and one evening a friend of my son who played basket in Monaco invited me to go see one of her matches. I immediately flashed.
Why ?
The intensity of the game, the investment of the players and the speed at which the ball crossed the field in fractions of a second. For me it was new and fantastic. It was day and night with the foot. A real thunderbolt. Afterwards, I went to see the men’s team and the game was even more intense. Since that day, I go to see all the basketball games in Monaco and recently I also support the MBA which plays in the second division.
My best memory will be when AS Monaco Basket won the French championship. It’s been so many years behind that we’ve been running, it’s becoming obsessive
Patrice Attendoli
When do your first memories go back to?
Since then, memories have been piling up in all my drawers and even on the walls of my garage. I couldn’t say when my first memories go back to because my head is so full of them…
What is your best memory as a supporter of the club?
It will be when AS Monaco Basket wins the French championship. We’ve been running behind for so many years that it’s become obsessive. The last season, the finale was a real blow to me. I cried for three days.
How often do you go to the gym to cheer on the team?
For thirteen years, I haven’t missed a game, even when I had my motorcycle accident. I still went there in a wheelchair. Before each match, it’s a ritual, I have to come around the hall two hours before to see the Monaco supporters arrive, to chat with everyone.
What do you think of this new case?
Since the beginning of the season, the room has had a facelift. I would like to thank Prince Albert II, who is the instigator of everything that is happening in the progress made in the Principality, but also the Minister of the Interior and all the assets who have made it possible in just thirteen weeks to give us an extraordinary room. and comfortable with enough quota to contest the Euroleague.
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Do you still travel so much to follow the team?
Since the start of the season, I haven’t been able to travel because I have a problem with my wife, who has been bedridden for more than three months. It’s starting to get better and the first will be for Milan (Friday, December 23). It is expected that seventy-five supporters will make the trip with a prize granted thanks to the club. Unfortunately, I could not make the trip to Villeurbanne, like every year, stronghold of our direct opponents in the championship and Euroleague, but it is in this club that I have the most friends and few enemies. .
How did you come up with the idea of putting your car in the colors of the club?
Three years ago, I bought an American car. I’m in love with cars, especially spacious ones like my RAM. That year, the team won the European Cup, which automatically moved us to the Euroleague. Over the months, when the moment came when the club formed a new team to face the best, in my head, an idea to germinate. Why not make a strong gesture by throwing my car to make as many people as possible want to come and attend Roca Team meetings.
Who is the player who impressed you the most?
For several seasons, we had quite friendly contacts with the players. But since the Covid-19 pandemic, contact between supporters and players has become increasingly difficult. But there are still two players that I really like who are Donatas Motiejunas and Alpha Diallo. These are two key pieces in Sasa Obradovic’s game. Overall, this season’s team is truly exceptional in its quality. It’s a pleasure to see them play and want to make each match an undisputed success.
How do you view the evolution of the club over the past several seasons?
AS Monaco Basket and especially the Roca Team have taken on an increasingly important dimension in the French and European basket each season. a few years we flirt with the first place in the Since the French championship and this season already looks fantastic. We are after thirteen games in joint second place with the best teams in Europe. We are now part of it.
I am very confident when I see the coach who makes obligations on the floor because of a few mistakes that make us lose points
Patrice Attendoli
What do you think of the current season and what do you expect?
For this second performance in Eurolgeaue, the club measured the commitment that had to be undertaken to be competitive and not just to make up the numbers. I am very pleasantly surprised and very happy to see the commitment of the players. I’m very confident when I see the coach making connections on the court because of a few mistakes that cost us points.
What would be your biggest dream as a fan of the Roca Team?
All hopes are allowed to us because our investment is well balanced, but we must be careful and constant, because everything is decided at the end of the season. My hopes are to finally embrace the Coupe de France and finish in the Final Four of the Euroleague.